# Accident 20000729012229A: Cessna 172P, Princeton/Rocky, NJ, July 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2000, 17:50 local time
- Place: Princeton/Rocky, NJ
- Airport: Princeton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3991° N, 74.6590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3991&lon=-74.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65827, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65827-2003-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000729012229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 AT PRINCETON AIRPORT (39N), A STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. A/C WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND DAMAGED BOTH WINGS, ENGINE MOUNT, PROP, NOSE GEAR, AND FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA. THE PILOT HAD A BROKEN RIGHT KNEE AND LACERATIONS ON FOREHEAD. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED ON A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND WAS ON HIS THIRD APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE, AND STRUCK THE TAILSKID ON THE GROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED ENGINE POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND STRUCK THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND. WITNESSES SAID THE AIRPLANE 'CARTWHEELED' AND CAME TO REST FACING OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE STUDENT PILOT LOGGED 42 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE. HE SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO FAA ADVISORY CIRCULAR AC-61-23C, PILOT'S HANDBOOK OF AERONAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE: 'THE EFFECT OF TORQUE INCREASES IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO ENGINE POWER, AIRSPEED, AND AIRPLANE ATTITUDE. IF THE POWER SETTING IS HIGH, THE AIRSPEED SLOW, AND THE ANGLE OF ATT                                                                        ACK HIGH, THE EFFECT OF TORQUE IS GREATER. DURING TAKEOFFS AND CLIMBS, WHEN THE EFFECT OF TORQUE IS MOST PRONOUNCED, THE PILOT MUST APPLY SUFFICIENT RIGHT RUDDER PRESSURE TO COUNTERACT THE LEFT-TURNING TENDENCY AND MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TAKEOFF PATH.'

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD00LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA068), Jul 29, 2000: Cessna 172P (N65827), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the aborted landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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